The Patriots have identified the fan who threw a beer at Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill after his 75-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter Sunday night and Foxboro police reportedly will charge the 21-year-old man from Marshfield, Mass., with disorderly conduct.
Here’s the statement from the Patriots:
Statement from the New England Patriots: pic.twitter.com/VapBDpzzdg
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) October 15, 2018
NBC10 reported that the beer-tosser will be charged with disorderly conduct and throwing an object at a sporting event:
NEW: Foxboro Police say the Pats fan who threw the beer at Tyreek Hill last night is a 21-years-old man from Mansfield. He will be charged with disorderly conduct and throwing object at sporting event. They ID’d him through stadium surveillance video. #NBC10Boston #Patriots
— Perry Russom NBC10 Boston (@PerryNBCBoston) October 15, 2018
Here's a slow-motion look at the incident, via NFL Network’s Marc Istook:
https://twitter.com/MarcIstook/status/1051677027185520640
Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said they are talking to the NFL and the NFL Players Association about taking action against the fan, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported:
Tyreek Hill and Drew Rosenhaus want to take action against fan that doused the Chiefs WR with beer Sunday. They are talking to the NFL/NFLPA about options. “That type of behavior is unacceptable,” Rosenhaus said. “Players have to be protected. We want that fan to be prosecuted.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 15, 2018
Hill’s touchdown and the ensuing extra-point tied the score at 40 in a game the Patriots would go on to win 43-40 on Stephen Gostkowski’s last-second field goal, handing the Chiefs their first loss.
